All-American Comics, #44

Published: November 1942

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All-American Comics #44

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero

"I accuse the Green Lantern"

Characters
  • Green Lantern
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Lou Gehrig -- A Quiet Hero by Frank Graham
Story 2 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Perfect Crime
Story 3 13 pages superhero
Storyline

After Green Lantern is cauight red-handed at the scene of a crime, an APEX broadcaster begins a personal vendetta against the Emerald Crusader, charging him with being a master criminal!

Characters
  • Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Doiby Dickles
  • Irene Miller
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Doiby appears in a G.L. uniform in splash and story.

Story 4 1 page humor

"Well, Jeff, we made it!"

Story 5 1 page superhero

"Doiby Dickles, speakin'..."

Who Blew Whom to Lunch
Story 6 1 page humor
Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-09-29

Story 7 0 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Gosh, it must be wonderful to be an animal trainer!"

Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
  • Cicero
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-09-29

And Now the Doctor Needs a Doctor
Story 8 1 page humor
Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-10-06

Tail Trouble Fixed (1)
Story 9 0 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-10-06

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes!!
Story 10 7 pages superhero
Storyline

Dr. Mid-Nite witnesses the kidnapping of a fellow doctor and succeeds in capturing the men responsible, discovering, in the process, that the kidnappers had been hired by a criminal attorney.

Characters
  • Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
  • Myra Mason
  • Hooty
  • Dr. Cooper
  • Whiteways Word (villain)
  • Jeska (villain)
  • Sorry (villain)
  • Pook (villain)
Credits
Story 11 2 pages advocacy; superhero

"Break it up, heels!"

Characters
  • Green Lantern
Credits
Gunnery Training Camp (1)
Story 12 6 pages aviation

"It's better to aim with both eyes open..."

Characters
  • Hop Harrigan
An Important Message to Members of the All-American Flying Club
Story 13 2 pages aviation

Featuring All-Star Comics

Story 14 1 page superhero

"Here it is again!"

Story 15 1 page superhero

"Here are three other leaders..."

The Missing Tycoons (1)
Story 16 7 pages superhero

"Because he possesses the ruby of life..."

Storyline

After a prominent businessman is kidnapped, a medium contacts his wife and arranges for her to attend a seance so that she can meet her husband again.

Characters
  • Sargon [John Sargent]
  • Flora Styles
  • Harold Corsten
  • Jimmy Corsten
  • Mabel Corsten
  • Bob
  • Arum Hahuth (villain)
  • Snatch Kelly (villain)
Story Notes

Script credit per Craig Delich. We previously credited Ted Udall.

Dinky Joins the Boy Scouts (1)
Story 17 4 pages humor; superhero

"The Red Tornado and the Cyclone Kids - that terrific trio..."

Characters
  • Scribbly
  • Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle]
Death in a Shoebox Part I
Story 18 2 pages adventure
Characters
  • Jimmy Stone
Credits
Story 19 0 pages religious

"Startingly new!"

Credits
Horrors of War

Featuring All-American Stamp Page

Story 20 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

Mrs. Mutt Is Gonna Have a Long Wait for Her Cabbage
Story 21 1 page humor
Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-09-15

Story 22 0 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Hello, Pussy! Nice Puss! Meow!"

Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-09-15

Thumbs Down on Rattletraps
Story 23 1 page humor
Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-08-25

In the Top Hat (1)
Story 24 0 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1940-08-25

The Hungry Horse!
Story 25 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Mary gives Al Pratt a package to mail for a client, and when the package accidentally breaks open, its contents are revealed to be stolen radium.

Characters
  • The Atom [Al Pratt]
  • Mary James
  • Finnegan
  • Bradley (villain)
  • Meeger (villain)
Credits
Story 26 1 page superhero

"Here it is, boys and girls!"

Featuring All-Flash

Story 27 1 page superhero

"Another complete novel-length story featuring The Flash..."

Sabotage!
Story 28 6 pages adventure
Characters
  • Red Dugan
  • Whitey White
  • Blooey Blue
Credits
Story Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

Story 29 1 page
Story 30 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Energy That's Ready for Action!
Story 31 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.